Comments on: Goodell says low blocks and field quality are also safety concerns

By: djaehne

djaehne — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:18:51 +0000

Just dress everyone up in 30 billion dollar “Iron Man suits.

By: dclogicatlast

dclogicatlast — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:42:42 +0000

So anytime there’s an injury from here on out were going to have a rule change? This all seems reactionary rather than rational. It is football after all.

By: sfsaintsfan

sfsaintsfan — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:05:09 +0000

What about the frozen tundra of East Rutherford, NJ, home of the next Super Bowl.

Forecast for Super Bowl Sunday:

Current temp. 25F. Occasional snow showers. High 33F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60%.

Great weather for a Super Bowl?

By: silvercutlery

silvercutlery — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:17:05 +0000

I think some people take themselves a little too seriously and get a little too emotional.

He’s not banning low tackling.

He’s look to ban low back-side cut blocks.

I bet the same ‘emotional Jane and Jenny’s’ here who cry that ‘this is outrageous’ screamed at the dirtiness of the Cushing hit.

Which, to me, should be banned.

Go watch the video of Cushing getting taken out, and tell me that should be legal. He was running to his left to take on a wide sweep, the OG was behind him and had no chance of getting there, so just threw all 330lbs onto the back of his knee.

Cushing never saw him (obviously) as he was in front of him and looking forwards, all he knew was 330lbs of meat just launched into the back of his unprotected knee, shredding it.

Im not a Houston fan, but that type of block needs to go.

It rarely happens anyway, so it’s not like a major part of the game is being taken out.

By: nofunleague

nofunleague — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:02:32 +0000

I wish I had the resources to visit a stadium next year and take 100′s of photos for sale in 10 years when football is extinct. I’ll bet the old timers are rolling over in their graves.

By: oldcat157

oldcat157 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:00:57 +0000

8 game suspension for low blocks. That will get rid of it. If you are just going to increase fines, no one will care and knees will continue to crack.

By: charger383

charger383 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:00:03 +0000

by 2022, pictures of old football games will be right beside pictures of knights on horseback jousting

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:45:23 +0000

Considering how Goodell has handled this subject so far. I think it’s safe to say football will soon lose what little legitimacy it has left.
How long wil the trend last? One day people will snap out of it and realize this sport had turned to crap 2 yrs ago.

By: vegasvinnie

vegasvinnie — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:28:05 +0000

I would imagine that forcing teams to play 3 games in 11 day stretches would be just as damaging to the players. In the case of the Ravens this year, they had to play 4 games in 17 days.

But don’t pay any attention to that, it’s the reckless players that are causing the problems.

Roger Goodell has replaced Bud Selig as the most moronic commissioner in sports.

By: harry1941

harry1941 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:14:29 +0000

The Redskins own is cheap,That field has been like that since the 50′s. I am for Godell. I seen many Jet players get hurt from low blocks.

By: NoHomeTeam

NoHomeTeam — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:44:51 +0000

Whooo — I’m getting a high from all the testosterone floating around on this thread.

Better not let your wives or girlfriends sit in those La-Z Boys you spend most of your Sundays in, boys; I understand that such exposure can have potentially negative side-effects for the little wimmin.

By: dannythebisforbeast

dannythebisforbeast — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:40:32 +0000

Field conditions are a concern so does that mean the NFL will now have rainouts like baseball. get paid big bucks to be big boys such is the price of fame and fortune.

By: daknight93

daknight93 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:16:08 +0000

well..the blame falls on the players and union reps for giving Goodell full power against them signing a 10yr. deal which is insane and Goodell is just doing his job with 100% authority over them and players need to just stop crying about suspensions and fines…if Godell want to eliminate low blocks and change how the game is played, then he has the power to turn old school football under Taglibeu and previous commissioners into his vision of flag football, then so be it cause it’s the players fault for signing and giving Godell power to see things how it fits his agenda.

Signed
frustrated NFL fan against Godell

By: mcarey032

mcarey032 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:00:15 +0000

Welcome to the national touch football league.

By: demolition510

demolition510 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:31:36 +0000

Football will be played by remote control robots as predicted by the Jetsons.

By: mazblast

mazblast — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:30:21 +0000

bigbabies says: Feb 2, 2013 4:02 PM

Other safety concerns include, but are not limited to:

Tackling above the waist
Tackling below the waist
Blocking above the waist
Blocking below the waist
kicking the football
throwing the football
running half speed
running full speed
jumping
raising your arms
and talking smack
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Here’s some you forgot–

Tackling AT the waist
Blocking AT the waist
Catching the football
Running with the football
Running forward
Running backward
Falling
Lowering your arms
Extending your arms
Throwing a block

And, of course–

Standing still

None of these compare, though, to the high crimes and misdemeanors–

Tackling Tom Brady or Eli Manning
Beating the teams quarterbacked by Tom Brady or Eli Manning
Wearing your socks too low
Wearing your socks too high
Covering the logo of a league sponsor
Wearing shoes that aren’t the approved color(s)
Not wearing freaking PINK clothing when the league office says to wear freaking PINK

By: mattolikesthevikes

mattolikesthevikes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:28:20 +0000

Pretty soon professionals will not need helmets and pads as they will be switching to belts with flags hanging off their waists. Wait, flag football may be too dangerous as well. Might get a hangnail from grabbing and missing.
I miss hardcore football. Watching the Super Bowl replays on nfl network last weekend. Old school super bowls were hardcore. Players getting hit 5-10 yards out of bounce. Players use to get paid peanuts in comparison and their bodies went through the ringer. Now players are loaded and can’t be hit. Something’s wrong there.

By: flavordave

flavordave — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:18:22 +0000

I ask everyone to read a great article this week in Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine about how lawyers are destroying the NFL. Goodell of course leading the way…

By: bartlettruss

bartlettruss — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:15:52 +0000

I don’t think people should worry so much about this. What Goodell says and what he does are totally different things. If he cared about player safety Gregg Williams would be banned from the league for life.

By: demolition510

demolition510 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:15:12 +0000

He need to be concerned about that maxi pad he need to change.

By: commonsensedude

commonsensedude — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:10:26 +0000

Roger talks out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to player safety. He issues arbitrary fines for hits that, in some cases, don’t even result in on-field penalties. But he wants to improve player safety by having the players in this dangerous game play a season that has two additional games. Also, the guys should play really hard during the Pro Bowl.

And by the way, if you can’t tackle too high and can’t tackle too low, what’s left?

By: firegoodell

firegoodell — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:10:26 +0000

If they eliminate the cut block it willbe almost impossible to run the ball because of backside pursuit from defenders chasing down plays. Injuries CAN NOT be legislated out of sports. I would think every player – playing every sport – is pretty much aware of the risks and dangers involved in said sport when they start playing.

The NFL is becoming a mockery and I would not be suprised if all these “rules” continue to be implemented they will lose fans.

By: mec693

mec693 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:06:59 +0000

“we are now looking into intergrading certain flag football rules as well as two hand touch into our rulebook for the 2013 NFL season”

-Roger Goodell

By: psmith7716

psmith7716 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:05:10 +0000

Keep it up and this will be the National Flag Football League.

Of course the fields need to be maintained at a certain quality level, but let us understand that the elements play an important role in field conditions.

By: bigbabies

bigbabies — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:02:09 +0000

Other safety concerns include, but are not limited to:

By: steelhammer92

steelhammer92 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:00:33 +0000

Bernard Pollard’s prediction is looking more and more accurate. At the rate the NFL is going with rule changes; the league will eventually turn into touch football, and then fold because nobody will follow it anymore.

By: cliffordc05

cliffordc05 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:57:16 +0000

The FedEx Field is a disgrace. It is hard to take the NFL’s stated concern for player safety when conditions at FedEx are allowed to continue.

By: billsncowboys

billsncowboys — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:55:57 +0000

Cut-Blocks = dirtiest play in football

By: nepo784

nepo784 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:55:17 +0000

Yea. No sh#t.

By: 52crabcakes

52crabcakes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:53:37 +0000

so we really are going to have Sarcastaball one day! goodell, you are ruining the game for me.